Jimmy Harrower (footballer, born 1935)

James Harrower (18 August 1935 – 28 November 2006) was a Scottish professional footballer.[1]

Jimmy Harrower
Personal information
Full name James Harrower
Date of birth (1935-08-18)18 August 1935
Place of birth Alva, Scotland
Date of death 28 November 2006(2006-11-28) (aged 71)
Place of death Stirling, Scotland
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
Sauchie
Kilsyth Rangers
Bo'ness United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1958 Hibernian 36 (11)
1958–1961 Liverpool 96 (21)
1961–1962 Newcastle United 5 (0)
1962–1963 Falkirk 20 (2)
1963–1965 St Johnstone 42 (8)
1965–1966 Albion Rovers 22 (0)
Total 221 (42)
National team
1957 Scotland under-23 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Born in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Harrower played junior football for Sauchie, Kilsyth Rangers and Bo'ness United before starting his senior career with Hibernian. Liverpool manager Phil Taylor signed him for £11,000. He made his Liverpool debut on 11 January 1958 in a 2nd Division match at Anfield, Fulham were the visitors as Liverpool took the points with a 2–1 victory. The attacking midfielder scored his first goal on 28 March, as Liverpool beat Ipswich Town 3–1.

Harrower was a player with a knack of pulling off amazing trickery with the ball, but like so many players with this ability he lacked the consistency required to play at the highest level; in fact he used to irritate the Anfield crowd who knew what he could do but never saw enough of it. His best season at Liverpool was his first full season 1958–59: he missed just 5 matches and scored 6 goals. Unfortunately for James, the manager who signed him, Taylor, left the club at the end of the campaign and his replacement Bill Shankly decided that change was needed. James was vying for the inside-left position with Jimmy Melia, but midway through the campaign Shankly decided that Melia was the man for the job. Melia kept the position the following season and the future looked bleak for Harrower in a red shirt; in the March 1961 he was on his way, moving to Newcastle United.

He spent a year on Tyneside playing just 6 games, he then moved back to Scotland joining Falkirk. He also played for St Johnstone, Albion Rovers and Alloa Athletic. Harrower also represented Scotland at Under-23 level.

References
  1. "Jimmy Harrower". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  • Jeffrey, Jim (2005). The Men Who Made Hibernian F.C. since 1946. Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-3091-2.
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